Namibia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in

Namibia
55.4%
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
20.7%
in 2023
Namibia rank
6th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
3rd

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in over time

  • Namibia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 55.4% against 20.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 34.7%.

That makes Namibia's figure about 2.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.

Namibia ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 204 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 42.3% 18.0% 24.3% Namibia
2010s 46.3% 24.2% 22.1% Namibia
2020s 46.0% 21.5% 24.4% Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in, Namibia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Namibia, at 55.4% against 20.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in between Namibia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
34.7%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Namibia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in?
Namibia ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports)
Unit
% of total merchandise exports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,428 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.